Jun 26, 2007

Decker's Delight Links (26.Jun.07)

Yes, it's been less than a month, but Decker's Delight Links are back way sooner than expected, though definitely not sooner than promised. Now, turn on the A/C, drink a lemonade, jack into cyberspace and enjoy some of the web's best bits (with a strong retro flavour)...

Richard Cobbet, the man with the (excellent) journal, has gone out of his way to remind us just how powerful a weapon humor can be, especially against the puny forces of ignorance, bigotry, fascism and sheer bad taste. Manhunt 2: UK edition is his take on the Manhunt 2 censorship issue.

And speaking of historians let us not forget their more commodified version: collectors. They'll be glad to know that Game Set Watch has gone all Retro Treasures loving (well, almost) and published an exhaustive SEGA Genesis collector's guide, covering everything from the original MegaDrive, to the fabled Neptune, to the unappreciated Sega CD.

Now, keeping with the retro theme of this DDL installment and searching around the mainstream sites, I noticed GameSpot presenting the truly excellent Unsung Heroes: Groundbreaking Games from Computer History. It's a feature article on the forefathers of Civilization, The Sims, the FPS sniper rifle and the inspiration behind some wildly successful contemporary games.

Oh, and as Independent Gaming wisely noticed, the latest issue (that, would be no.2) of the RGCD discmag, the essential discmag for retro gamers, is finally available for download right here. Its 170MB of game files, dozens of reviews and 6 wholesome features are something you must absolutely see for yourselves.

ZX Spectrum lovers, or more precisely people who wish they had loved an 8-bit Speccy when it was young and perky, should be thrilled to know that the mysterious individuals behind the HEXUS.gaming personas have prepared a feature on the games of the ZX Spectrum just for them. Ok, us too.

18 comments:

I've been out of touch with the gaming community for the past two weeks (hence the blog posts unrelated to gaming, but you know I get bored!) so a post like this is good for me as it allows me to catch-up!

Finally Leprechaun Pron gets brought out in the open.. its a proud day for the Irish ... and an historic day in history of the Gnome and the Leprechaun species.. one small pronfor a Leprechaun one ogre step for Gnomekind.....

UN, Seamus will be delighted though the little fecker looks likely to lose his batcherlorhoodliness soon..

manhunt.. don't get me started the original was a gratuitous sneak and kill gore fest.. played it, didn't particularily like it, the second most likely more of the same with extra panache... an adult game for adults.... banned , yet i can walk into a shop and buy cigarettes which have the potential to kill me...